Geography

Amami Ōshima is the seventh largest island in the Japanese archipelago (excluding the disputed Kurile Islands) after the four main islands, Okinawa Island and Sado Island. It is located approximately 380 kilometres (210nmi) south of the southern tip of Kyūshū and 250 kilometres (130nmi) north of Okinawa. The island is of volcanic origin, with Mount Yuwanda at 605 metres (1,985ft) above sea level at its highest peak. The coast of the island is surrounded by a coral reef. It is surrounded by the East China Sea on the west and the Pacific Ocean on the east.

Geography

Amami Ōshima is the seventh largest island in the Japanese archipelago (excluding the disputed Kurile Islands) after the four main islands, Okinawa Island and Sado Island. It is located approximately 380 kilometres (210nmi) south of the southern tip of Kyūshū and 250 kilometres (130nmi) north of Okinawa. The island is of volcanic origin, with Mount Yuwanda at 605 metres (1,985ft) above sea level at its highest peak. The coast of the island is surrounded by a coral reef. It is surrounded by the East China Sea on the west and the Pacific Ocean on the east.

Only 2,000 to 4,800 Amami rabbits were believed to have inhabited Amami-Oshima island in fiscal 2003, while the figure for Tokunoshima island was estimated at 200. The population is believed to have topped 15,000 on Amami-Oshima island in fiscal 2015...Japan is seeking inclusion of areas around Amami-Oshima on UNESCO’s WorldNaturalHeritage list....

Divers were stumped by these strange patterns first discovered off the coast of Japan in 1995... until they caught the culprit red-handed years later. A photographer captured the photos while on a dive near AmamiOshima at the southern tip of Japan ... 6 PHOTOS. Crop circles. See Gallery. Crop circles. KELSO, SCOTLAND - MAY 03 ... WILTSHIRE, ENGLAND - AUGUST 19....